Jason Grabowski

Who is Jason Grabowski?

Jason William Grabowski is a retired Major League Baseball player. He played for the Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Grabowski graduated from The Morgan School in Clinton, Connecticut in 1994. He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 17th round of the 1994 MLB Draft but did not sign and went to play college ball at the University of Connecticut. He was then drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 2nd round of the 1997 MLB Draft. The Seattle Mariners selected him off waivers from the Rangers on December 18, 2000 and he was subsequently drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the Rule V Draft on December 13, 2001.

Grabowski made his Major League debut for the Athletics on September 22, 2002 against the Rangers with one strikeout and one walk in his 2 plate appearances. His first hit was a double to right field off of Chan Ho Park of the Rangers on September 27. He played in a total of 12 games for the Athletics between 2002 and 2003 and had 3 hits in 16 at-bats.

On March 29, 2004 he was sold to the Los Angeles Dodgers. He spent the entire season with the Dodgers, as their primary left handed pinch hitter.